Retrieving

School's over where my mother works, so I finally got my beta back. Poor thing. I think he's got a mild case of velvet. His head has discolored spots and his neck is almost white. His tail has rotted, his colors are dim, and his side fins are translucent. They took horrible care of him. Even the plant that was in there was sick. He's in with my baby goldfish now, so he finally has a warm temperature and room to swim. If he gets worse, I'll take him out and put him in a separate tank for treatment.

My mother said she saw a beta at another pet store. They're kept in tiny cups, and always sick, but this one was fine and perked up when he saw her, like he wanted her to buy him. She almost did, but stopped. It's so depressing. I hope he doesn't die, but I kind of hope he does too. Unless someone buys him for a community tank, he's just going to suffer for the rest of his life, however long that might be.